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50-611: The club has senior teams across Men's State League 5 West competition and local men's and women's teams in various divisions of the Geelong football league. Founded in 1978 a year after Deakin University opened its first campus. In 2017 The Chinese women's national football team was based at the universities Elite Sports Precinct ahead of their clash with the Matildas. In 2017 the Ducks men's team

100-551: A diverse range of courses in a broad range of subjects. Victoria College was created as a result of the merger on 23 December 1981 of the State College of Victoria colleges at Burwood, Rusden, and Toorak with the Prahran College of Advanced Education . In doing so, it became the largest College of Advanced Education in eastern Melbourne . For ten years, it was a large multi-campus college of advanced education , which taught

150-768: A varied range of programs. All the founding institutions had a single campus with the exception of Rusden which had two campuses: one in Clayton (known as "Rusden"), the other in Armadale . In the beginning, it was expected by the State Government that the Prahran campus would close, with its facilities going to the TAFE college and its courses to other Victoria campuses. However, this did not occur, in part because of that campus's extensive specialist facilities. At its founding in 1981, 75% of

200-538: Is Deakin's newest campus, located on Corio Bay , in the central business district of Geelong . Originally built as the Dalgety's Woolstores in 1893, the buildings have been extensively renovated. More than 5,362 (2020) students are based at the Geelong Waterfront Campus, which hosts the schools of Architecture and Built Environment, Health and Social Development, Psychology, and Nursing and Midwifery, as well as

250-461: Is among fewer than 5% of Business Schools worldwide with Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business accreditation. Deakin's research activities are growing. 100% of Deakin research was rated at or above world standard in the 2018 Excellence in Research Australia (ERA) ratings. Its combined research funding increased from A$ 4.5 million in 1997 to A$ 47.2 million in 2015. In 2020,

300-708: Is made up of Alfred Deakin College , Barton College , and Parkes College . The Deakin Medical School opened in 2008 and is the first rural and regional medical school in Victoria. Deakin's Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery MBBS is a four-year, graduate-entry program which prepares students for practice in a range of health care settings. The Warrnambool Campus ( 38°23′26″S 142°32′14″E  /  38.3906°S 142.5373°E  / -38.3906; 142.5373  ( Deakin University, Warrnambool campus ) )

350-691: Is named after the early Australian Prime Minister and statesman, Alfred Deakin (1856–1919), and provides opportunities for research and learning. In 2020, the Times Higher Education 100 Under 50 ranked Deakin University 55th in the World among the top Universities under 50 years old; Deakin was ranked 10th in Australia and 1st in Victoria under this category. In 2020, the QS Top 50 Under 50 (universities which are under 50 years old) ranked Deakin University 26th in

400-598: Is part of Geelong Arts Centre . Deakin University is establishing a campus in India's GIFT City that will initially provide cybersecurity and business analytics courses. The institution will be the first tertiary varsity to gain the Indian government's approval to set up a campus in India. The Deakin University Council is the governing body of the university and is chaired by the chancellor , John Stanhope AM . The council

450-558: Is responsible for the general direction and oversight of the university and is publicly accountable for the university's actions. The vice-chancellor is the chief executive officer of the university and is responsible to the council. Professor Iain Martin is vice-chancellor and president of Deakin University and is Deakin's 7th vice-chancellor. The university is divided into four faculties, covering arts and education, business and law, health, and science, engineering and built environment. Within

500-453: Is the dominant student representative organisation operating across all campuses and courses. As well as representation, DUSA provides a range of services and benefits to members, and coordinates all other clubs and societies operating on campus. There is a wide range of groups/clubs for students to join and these groups vary from campus to campus. DUSA is also made up of student representatives who are elected by Deakin University students, with

550-620: The Dawkins education reforms that were announced in 1988 by the Commonwealth government, a merger with Warrnambool Institute of Advanced Education took place in 1990, which was followed by a merger with most of Victoria College in 1991, with its campuses in Burwood, Rusden and Toorak. The Rusden Campus was closed in 2003 and all courses were transferred to the Melbourne Burwood campus. Rusden

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600-694: The Gordon Institute of Technology . Deakin enrolled its first students at Waurn Ponds in 1977. The Burwood campus is on the site of the former Burwood Teachers' College, and also takes in the former sites of the Bennettswood Primary School and the Burwood Secondary School. The teachers' college conducted two-year training courses for Primary School teachers, and three year courses for Infant Teachers (females only). It provided live-on-site accommodation for country students. As part of

650-571: The Melbourne Institute of Business and Technology , which have since relocated to the International Centre and Business Building at the Melbourne Burwood campus. The main building on the site was the 116-year-old historic Stonnington Mansion The sale of Stonnington Mansion by Deakin provoked public outrage as it involved the mansion which was at risk of redevelopment by property developers. The Stonnington Stables art gallery and

700-470: The Prahran Technical School in 1950 and the Prahran College of Technology in 1967. This then became the Prahran College of Advanced Education in 1974. It offered a wide range of higher education and TAFE courses (including degrees), with a focus on art and design. On 9 December 1981, the TAFE component was spun off as the Prahran College of TAFE . The Associated Teachers Training Institute

750-966: The Victorian College of the Arts , move the business and finance courses to Deakin, and move the Prahran campus to Swinburne. So in the end, on 31 December 1991, the Burwood, Rusden and Toorak campuses (plus the college's corporate body) merged with Deakin University . The Prahran campus, along with Prahran College of TAFE (co-located with the Prahran campus), were absorbed by Swinburne Institute of Technology on 1 January 1992. Six months later, this became Swinburne University of Technology . The Rusden campus, while initially part of Deakin, became part of Monash University 's Clayton campus in 2004. The site now offers student accommodation. The courses at Rusden were transferred to Deakin's Burwood campus. The Toorak campus ceased operations in 2007. Like Rusden, its courses were relocated to Deakin's Burwood campus and

800-668: The $ 8.1 million Elite Sports Precinct established in 2016 that features a synthetic pitch at the university's Waurn Ponds campus. Women Men Deakin University Deakin University is a public university in Victoria , Australia . Founded in 1974, the university was named after Alfred Deakin , the second Prime Minister of Australia . Its main campuses are in Melbourne's Burwood suburb, Geelong Waurn Ponds , Geelong Waterfront, and Warrnambool , as well as

850-458: The 2022 WAN Awards. The original campus of Deakin University ( 38°11′52″S 144°17′50″E  /  38.1979°S 144.2973°E  / -38.1979; 144.2973  ( Deakin University, Waurn Ponds Campus ) ) is located in the regional city of Geelong in the suburb of Waurn Ponds , 72 kilometres south west of Melbourne . The campus, serviced by the Princes Highway and

900-646: The Burwood campus. Research in 1990 found that the college's students mainly lived in eastern and southern Melbourne, and on the Mornington Peninsula . Students residing in the outer east found it particularly popular. It was suggested that this was due to their relative disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds. In 1988, the Dawkins higher education reforms by the Commonwealth Government meant that just seven years after its establishment, Victoria College

950-561: The Faculty of Arts and Education the three schools cover education, social sciences, humanities, communication and the creative arts. The Institute of Koorie Education also falls under the Faculty of Arts and Education. The Faculty of Health has the School of Medicine, along with schools covering nursing and midwifery, exercise and nutrition sciences, psychology, and incorporates subjects such as occupational therapy, social work, and health economics into

1000-646: The Faculty of Business and Law. A $ 37 million redevelopment of the Dennys Lascelles Building has increased the capacity of this campus, allowing the university to provide an expanded range of courses. The building houses the Alfred Deakin Prime Ministerial Library and the Alfred Deakin Institute . This campus houses Costa Hall, a 1422-seat concert auditorium, which is used for the university's graduation ceremonies and

1050-881: The Geelong Ring Road. It has a student population of more than 8,382 (2020). The campus is home to the Geelong Technology Precinct, which provides research and development capabilities and opportunities for university–industry partnerships and new enterprises in the region. The Elite Sports Precinct is home to the Deakin Ducks Football Club , and is used by the Geelong Football Club as an alternate training facility. The Waurn Ponds Deakin Residence houses 800 students in shared dorms, shared units, town houses and studio apartments. The residence

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1100-480: The Melbourne CBD. Located alongside Gardiner's Creek parklands between Elgar Road on the north-west border and Mount Scopus Memorial College on the east border. The campus has around 31,975 (2020) undergraduate and postgraduate on-campus students. A recent addition to the Burwood campus in 2021 was the law building, designed by Australian architecture firm Woods Bagot . This building was awarded first place, gold at

1150-518: The Prahran campus transferring to TAFE and the Toorak campus closing. In 1990, State Education Minister Joan Kirner expressed that a Monash merger was what the State and Commonwealth had always wanted. However, by 1990, Monash appeared lukewarm about a merger. At this point, the option of Deakin arose. Deakin, with its two campuses at Geelong and Warrnambool (in process), was concerned that it would become by far

1200-651: The School of Health and Social Development. The Deakin University School of Law and the Deakin Business School both fall under the Faculty of Business and Law, and the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment encompasses architecture, information technology, engineering, and life and environmental sciences. Deakin is one of Australia's fastest-growing research universities. Its combined research funding had increased from A$ 4.5 million in 1997 to A$ 47.2 million in 2015. 100% of Deakin research

1250-771: The Warrnambool CBD, serviced by the Princes Highway and by its own railway station, and bus services from Melbourne and Geelong, as well as locally in Warrnambool between the campus and the city. There is an on-campus student population of more than 520 (2020) pursuing courses in arts, business, education, environment, health sciences, law, management, marine biology, nursing and psychology. The Geelong Waterfront Campus ( 38°08′38″S 144°21′37″E  /  38.1439°S 144.3603°E  / -38.1439; 144.3603  ( Deakin University, Waterfront Campus ) )

1300-556: The World among the top Universities under 50 years old; Deakin was ranked 6th in Australia and 2nd in Victoria under this category. In 2009, 2013 and 2015 the Graduate Management Association of Australia (GMAA) awarded Deakin's Master of Business Administration and Master of Business Administration (International) courses the maximum score of five stars, placing them in the top rank of Australia's MBA courses. In 2018, and 2020, Deakin's Master of Business Administration

1350-657: The amount requested. Researchers at Deakin University developed the Motorcycle Clothing Assessment Program (MotoCAP) used by Australian and New Zealand government and related organisations. In 2019, it won the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme road safety award. The university has seven research institutes: There are also 6 Strategic Research and Innovation Centres (SRICs): The Alfred Deakin Prime Ministerial Library

1400-569: The college's students were enrolled in teaching courses. It diversified during its ten years, taking on many language, business and nursing course students. In 1988, only 65% of students were studying teaching. In 1991, the figure was 42%. In 1983, the Armadale campus closed. In 1990, the college purchased the Allambie children's home from the Victoria State Government . It was adjacent to

1450-790: The current president of DUSA being Paul Ting. DUSA is affiliated at a national level to the National Union of Students . Between 2011 and 2016 the university reported there were 40 officially cases of sexual abuse and harassment on campus, resulting in 12 staff members being disciplined or sacked for sexual misconduct and no student expulsions or suspensions. The 2017 Australian Human Rights Commission report on sexual assault and harassment surveyed 649 Deakin students, and reported somewhat higher figures than this, finding that 2.8% of those surveyed claimed to have been assaulted on campus, and 21% had been sexually harassed. Download coordinates as: Victoria College, Melbourne Victoria College

1500-634: The deaf. This aspect was known as Glendonald Teachers College , and was established in 1954. Burwood Teachers College began at the Box Hill Methodist Church in 1954 while waiting for its buildings to be ready. It moved to the current Burwood campus site in late 1954. Monash Teachers' College was a secondary teachers' college on the Rusden campus site in Clayton, founded in 1961. It was founded because Monash University's initial enrolment for teaching

1550-496: The highest undergraduate student satisfaction ratings out of all Victorian universities every year since 2010 and has consistently placed in the top two for highest postgraduate student satisfaction out of all Victorian universities every year since 2010. In 2019, Deakin University was shortlisted for the European Cultural Centre Art School Award. Deakin University was formally established in 1974 with

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1600-477: The online Cloud Campus. Deakin also has a learning centre in Werribee . As of 2021, Deakin University is ranked among the top 30% of universities in the world, is ranked one of the top 26 young universities in the world, is the 3rd-highest-ranked university in the world for Sport Science, is one of the top 29 universities in the world for Nursing, is one of the top 32 universities in the world for Education, and

1650-481: The passage of the Deakin University Act 1974 . Deakin was Victoria's fourth university, the first to be established in regional Victoria and the first to specialise in distance education. Deakin University's first campus was established at Waurn Ponds . The university was the result of a merger between State College of Victoria, Geelong (formerly Geelong Teachers College), and the higher education courses of

1700-535: The property was sold to developers. Much of the site is to become private housing, while the future use of the heritage protected Stonnington mansion is uncertain. The constituent colleges of the State College of Victoria were formed on 31 July 1973. The Prahran Mechanics' Institute was established in 1854. An offshoot of this became the Prahran Technical Art School in 1915. This in turn became

1750-512: The smallest university in Victoria, less than half the size of the next smallest one in Swinburne. It suggested a deal with Victoria College. In July 1990, a state government report still preferred a Monash merger, but thought a Deakin deal would also be appropriate. The final deal approved by Victoria College was to lose Rusden to Monash, and merge with Deakin. However the parliament decided instead to keep Rusden, move Prahran's Fine Arts courses to

1800-525: The three-mansion was sold for $ 33 million to a joint venture between Hamton Property Group and Industry Superannuation Property Trust. Antecedent institutions with records held by the university library include: The university's largest campus is in Burwood ( 37°50′52″S 145°06′51″E  /  37.8479°S 145.1143°E  / -37.8479; 145.1143  ( Deakin University, Melbourne Campus ) ), about 45 minutes by tram ( route 75 ) from

1850-505: The university's Faculty of Arts and Education. The Australian Research Council awarded Deakin University 5 Linkage Projects in the 2016 ARC Linkage Programme rounds, and 3 Linkage Grants in its 2013 allocations. In its 2010 allocations, the Australian Research Council awarded Deakin 13 Discovery and 10 Linkage Round 1 awards. Deakin was also one of only six universities to be awarded funding for an ITTC, and received 100% of

1900-660: The university's contemporary art collection were located here, but has since relocated to the Deakin University Art Gallery at the Melbourne Burwood campus. The Deakin University Art Gallery has a wide collection of work by Australian artists including the Sydney based artist Rox De Luca . The university's action of offering the campus, including the mansion, provoked public outrage over the potential privatization of what had been public space. In December 2006,

1950-473: The university's research income was $ 87.6 million, with 247 Higher degree by Research completions. Deakin University consistently ranks highly in undergraduate student satisfaction; in the 2019 Student Experience Survey, Deakin had the fourth-highest student satisfaction rating nationally, the highest student satisfaction rating out of all Australian public universities, and the highest student satisfaction rating out of all Victorian universities. Deakin has had

2000-517: Was a College of Advanced Education (CAE) in Melbourne , Australia, most of which became part of Deakin University in January 1992. The Burwood , Toorak , and dual-location Rusden campuses merged with Deakin, while the Prahran campus, along with Prahran College of TAFE, were absorbed by Swinburne Institute of Technology . At its foundation in 1981, it was primarily a teachers college . At its end, it had

2050-576: Was created in 1990 when the university absorbed the Warrnambool Institute of Advanced Education . It is situated on the banks of the Hopkins River in the coastal city of Warrnambool , close to local surf beaches and popular tourist attractions in close proximity to the Great Ocean Road and The Twelve Apostles . The 94-hectare (230-acre) site is approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from

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2100-700: Was established in Toorak . It moved to the Stonington mansion in Malvern in 1957. This later became the State College of Victoria at Toorak . This institution focused on primary teaching. The Training Centre for Teachers of the Deaf was based in Kew . It was opened in 1952. The Glendonald School for Deaf Children was a school for the deaf in Kew. One of its functions was to train teachers for

2150-569: Was founded in Melbourne's CBD in 1921. It moved to Mercer House in Malvern in 1946, and soon took its name (it was also known as "Mercer College"). It was a small private teachers college that trained teachers for independent schools. Larnook Domestic Arts Teachers' College at the Larnook mansion, Armadale , was founded in 1950. It later became Larnook Teachers College , but retained the domestic arts specialisation. In 1951, Toorak Teachers' College

2200-423: Was greater than its facilities could support, and establishing a separate college on the same site was more cost effective for the state government than enlarging facilities at the university. In 1973, the Larnook and Monash colleges merged to become the two-campus State College of Victoria at Rusden . Glendonald joined in 1975. In 1975, Mercer House joined SCV Toorak. The State College of Victoria at Burwood

2250-523: Was promoted to State League 5 from Geelong Division 1 after a years of success in the local competition. In 2020 the club struggled to field teams when student numbers dwindle due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. In 2023 the club introduced its first juniors teams to the Geelong Mini-Roos competition. In 2024 the men's senior team won promotion to State League 4 for the 2025 season. The Ducks play at

2300-710: Was ranked amongst the world's top 200 by Quacquarelli Symonds . Since 2016, Deakin has been ranked in the top 2% of the world's universities in the Shanghai Ranking's Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), Times Higher Education and QS World University Rankings. Deakin ranks 3rd in Victoria, 15 in Australia, 16 in Oceania , and 272 in the world in the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities. The Deakin University Student Association ( DUSA )

2350-418: Was rated at or above world standard in the 2018 ERA ratings, a quality evaluation of all research produced in Australian universities. In 2018, the Australian Research Council awarded Deakin University $ 8.42 million in funding for 23 new research projects in its 2019 funding announcement. This included 15 Discovery Projects and 8 Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) projects, six of which were from

2400-454: Was subsequently acquired by Monash University for its student accommodation purposes. The former Toorak Campus, located in Malvern , was offered for sale in 2006 as the university considered the campus surplus to its requirements. The courses and resources were relocated to the Melbourne Burwood campus in November 2007. As a Deakin campus, it was home to the Deakin Business School , Deakin University English Language Institute (DUELI), and

2450-401: Was that Swinburne required the Victoria campuses to almost completely stop teaching humanities, and focus on science and technology courses. Victoria College refused this condition in May 1989, and the deal fell apart. After this proposal waned, a complete merger with Monash was strongly mooted and supported by the university. A Commonwealth task force in April 1989 supported this move, but with

2500-425: Was to become part of a university. Which university was a matter for major debate between 1988 and 1991. One of the rules was that all institutions on the same site were to merge. This meant that in almost all proposals, Rusden would become part of Monash University . However, the most supported of the early floated plans was a merger of all the other campuses with Swinburne Institute of Technology . A sticking point

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